Outbound Ohio

  I Saw Holland, Michigan’s Late Blooms Windmill Island Gardens in Holland, Michigan By Anna Krejci I have never been to Holland in the Netherlands, but there is a place in Michigan that successfully upholds Dutch customs and history.   I just visited Holland, Michigan this fall.  Even though I was in the United States, I felt like I was acquiring an education about the Netherlands and the immigration of the Dutch to the area of southwestern Michigan.   The Dutch in their homeland were known for importing flowers and growing them -- the tulip was brought to The Netherlands from Turkey.  Different kinds of flowers were raised by the Dutch in Europe.  Holland, Michigan preserves its connection to the Dutch by hosting the Tulip Time festival each May when fields of tulips bloom in its public garden beneath the presence of a large, restored Dutch windmill. Flower Painting in the Dutch Golden Age In Michigan, I visited the Holland Museum, where I noted two still life paintings of flowers.